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The Madurai Metropolitan Area, is the 17th largest metropolitan area in India and is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu only next to Chennai, Coimbatore and Salem.The Madurai Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Madurai and its suburbs in Madurai district.[1][2]
Madurai Metropolitan Area
Madurai Urban Agglomeration | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Athens of the East | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Planning Authority | Madurai Urban Development Authority (MUDA) |
| Seat | Madurai |
| Districts |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | MCMC |
| Area | |
| • Metropolitan area | 1,254.93 km2 (484.53 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 147.97 km2 (57.13 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 2,263,115 (2,011 Census) |
| Demonym | Maduraikaran |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TN-58 (South), TN-59 (North) & TN-64 (Central) |
| Website | maduraicorporation |
Composition
editThe Madurai urban agglomeration is a metropolitan area in Tamil Nadu state, consisting of the city of Madurai and its suburbs. It consists of a municipal corporation and suburban areas spread out in parts of Madurai district.[3]
Municipal corporations
editMunicipalities
editTown Panchayats
editCensus Towns
edit- Kannanendal
- Melamadai
- Chinna Anuppanadi
- Nagavakulam
Districts
edit- Madurai district (partial)
Taluks
editFrom Madurai district
- Madurai-North (partial)
- Madurai-South
- Melur (partial)
- Thirumangalam (partial)
- Thiruparankundram
- Vadipatti (partial)
Transport
editThe Regional Transport offices in the Madurai metropolitan area are TN-58 (Madurai South), TN-59 (Madurai North), and TN-64 (Madurai Central).[4]
Madurai Metro Rail
editIn 2021,The Tamil Nadu Government proposed a metro for the city of Madurai.[5][6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Censusindia. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Chennai 4th in urban agglomerations".
- ^ "India Census 2011" (PDF). April 2017.
- ^ "Registration Series Allotted to Regional Transport Offices". Government of Tamil Nadu, State Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Metro rail plan for Madurai, a great move".
- ^ "CMRL to do a feasibility study for building mass rapid transit in three cities".